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Corriemony

Bloomery (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Corriemony

Classification Bloomery (Period Unassigned)

Canmore ID 12229

Site Number NH32NE 2

NGR NH 390 298

NGR Description NH 3915 2991

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Highland
  • Parish Urquhart And Glenmoriston
  • Former Region Highland
  • Former District Inverness
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes

NH32NE 2 390 298.

There is a bloomery at Corriemony in Glen Urquhart, with slag of the oldest type.

W I Macadam 1893

The exact site of this bloomery could not be found but, prior to 1939, Mr. A.C. MacKell (Mr A C MacKell, The Schoolhouse, Drumnadrochit Senior Secondary School, Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire) discovered quantities of slag in the area centred at NH 390 298.

Visited by OS (R D) 27 July 1964

Two pieces of iron slag found by self at NH 3915 2991

Visited by OS (I S S) 27 June 1973

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